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The book emphasizes deriving maximum spiritual benefit beyond the mere mechanics of the prayer, correcting misconceptions surrounding istikharah, and clarifying its reality, importance, and practical method. It also addresses du’a, dreams, the necessity and timing of salah, and special cases such as istikharah for marriage, supported by scholarly notes and references.","Istikhara  \nSeeking Divine GuidanceIn the Light of the Sunnah  \nABU USAMAH AYUB IBNMAWLANA MUHAMMAD JEENA  \ngg0Istikharah  \nSeeking Divine GuidanceIn the Light of the Sunnah  \nCompiled byABŮ USAMAH AYUB IBNMAWLANA MUHAMMAD JEENA  \nunder the guidance ofSHEIKHAL-HADITH MAWLANAFADLAR-RAHMAN A‘ZAMī  \nTURATH PUBLISHING  \nPublished by:Turath Publishing79 Mitcham RoadLondon sw199PD  \nGeneral Editor  \nCopyright:Turath Publishing 1434/2013  \nISBN:978-1-906949-26-6  \nBritish Library Cataloguingin Publication DataJeena,Abū Usāmah Ayūb ibn Mawlāna Muhammad  \nIstikharah:Seeking Divine Guidance in the Light of the Sunnah  \nCover designDesign and typesetting  \nPrinted by  \nDistributors for UKand EuropeAzhar Academy Ltd.54-56 Little Ilford LaneManor ParkLondon E125QA  \nDistributors for America and CanadaWhite Thread Press  \nwWw.whitethreadpress.cominf@whitethreadpress.com  \nAuthor  \nEditor  \nTranslation  \nI.Title  \n+44(208)767-3666  \nwww.turathpublishing.com  \nAll rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced,stored in any retrievalsystem,or transmitted in any form or by any means,electronic or otherwise,withoutwritten permission of the publishers.  \nAbū Usāmah Ayūb ibn Mawlana Muhammad JeenaMuhammed AnsaAisha BewleyYahya and Safira Batha  \nAbdallateef Whiteman(www.cwdm.co.uk)  \nARM(info@whitethreadpress.com)Megaprinters,Istanbul,Turkey(ahmet@mega.com.tr)  \n+44(208)89119797  \nsales@azharacademy.comwww.azharacademy.com  \nDistributors for South Africa  \nDarul-Ihsan Research and Education Centre  \nWWw.darulihsan.com+27(31)5777868motala.m@darulihsan.com+27(31)5776012(fax)  \n 怒可从众从众从众  \nIt is from the good fortune of man that he makes istikharah(seeks good)fromAllah,and it is from his misfortune that he discards istikharah from Allah(Narrated by Hakim)  \nContents  \nPUBLISHER'S PREFACEAUTHOR'S PREFACE  \nDeriving Maximum Benefit from the BookFOREWORD  \nAUTHOR'S INTRODUCTIONConfusion and PerplexityWhat Is Istikharah?  \nThe Importance of IstikharahA Great Benefit of IstikharahA MisconceptionThe Reality of IstikharahHow to make IstikharahIstikharah for Marriage  \nSecrets and Significance of the Du'aStatus of Dreams in IstikhārahIs Salah Necessary?How Many Times?  \nThe Shortest Form of IstikhārahConclusionSummaryAPPENDIXBIBLIOGRAPHY  \n# Publisher's Preface\n\nTnthe name of Allah,the All Merciful,the Most Merciful.Praise belongs to AllahI alone who brought this world out of nothingness and who in His infinite know-and peace descend forever upon our master and the leader of both the worlds,ourMaster,Muhammad  ,who brought the criterion to distinguish right from wrongand is the resolution of every difficulty  \nThis edition of this book comes from the spiritual upwelling of the illumined cityof Madinah al-Munawwarah,the city of the beloved Prophet  .It was there that Imet the author,a man of knowledge and realisation,with a heart characterised bycomplete trust in Allah and contentment with His decree.He gave me this work as agift for the Muslims of Great Britain.Literally,istikharah is to seek out goodness,butin the terminology of Islam it refers to a specific prayer that underlies the relationshipbetween man and his Lord,a relationship that speaks of utter dependence.This bookgoes far beyond the simple mechanics of the prayer as it seeks to capture the essentialmeanings of faith in the choices that appear before us.It is my hope that the readerwill find in this book the keys of istikharah,keys that unlock the gates to much good-ness in this world and the next.  \nThe first edition of this book generated much correspondence between the writerand other scholars,expanding on the subject with invaluable notes and references,some of which became incorporated into the second edition.Subsequent editions ofthis book included these in their original Arabic as footnotes.For this edition we feltit important to make this valuable scholarly discourse accessible to English speakers,and so for the first time,this book is published with a complete translation","cbCaifF5xwellEM2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifF5xwellEM2","pdf",19643120,19,1,36,"English","en",105,"# Publisher's Preface\n# Author's Preface\n# Deriving Maximum Benefit from the Book\n# Foreword\n# Author's Introduction\n## Confusion and Perplexity\n## What Is Istikharah?\n## The Importance of Istikharah\n## A Great Benefit of Istikharah\n## A Misconception\n## The Reality of Istikharah\n## How to make Istikharah\n## Istikharah for Marriage\n## Secrets and Significance of the Du'a\n## Status of Dreams in Istikhārah\n## Is Salah Necessary?\n## How Many Times?\n## The Shortest Form of Istikhārah\n## Conclusion\n## Summary\n# Appendix\n# Bibliography","[{\"question\":\"What does istikharah mean in Islamic terminology?\",\"answer\":\"Istikharah means seeking goodness 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